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Visit the TeacherWeb® videos to learn about the features, modifications, and customizations available on your website. Click here to learn more. Weekend Writing <FONT color=black size=3 face="Century Gothic"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p><STRONG> <DIV>12/04/09<BR> Write a Final draft of expository (biography) of Thomas Edison. Needs to be at least <BR> 3+ paragraphs. <BR> You need to focus on the trait: Organization<BR> <BR> 11/27/09<BR> No weekend writing. <BR> <BR> 11/20/09</DIV> <DIV> <P style="MARGIN: 0in -0.5in 0pt 0in" class=MsoNormal><EM><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Expository Essay (BIOGRAPHY)</SPAN></U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></EM></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in -45pt 0pt 33pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">You need a web & a rough draft that should be at<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in -45pt 0pt 33pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">least 3-5 paragraphs <U>hand written</U>.</SPAN><EM style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></EM></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in -45pt 0pt 1in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">§<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">You <U>may choose to interview an adult</U> of your choice </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in -45pt 0pt 0.75in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">(a list of choices will be given to help you choose)</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in -45pt 0pt 1in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">§<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">You may do a face to face interview or a phone interview</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in -45pt 0pt 1in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">§<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">Use the questions given to you & you may add your own</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in -45pt 0pt 1in" class=MsoNormal>1<SUP>st</SUP> use the information from your interview questions to create a web.<o:p></o:p></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in -45pt 0pt 1in" class=MsoNormal>2<SUP>nd</SUP> use your web to write your rough draft.<SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in -45pt 0pt 1in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">§<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">You also have the opportunity to choose a celebrity, author, inventor, etc</SPAN></U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"> to research instead of an adult interview. You are to research information to create a web & rough draft about the person you choose.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> </DIV> <DIV>11/13/09</DIV> <DIV>Final Draft of an Adventure Story. The adventure story should be at least 3-5 paragraphs typed or nicely hand written. Reference back to last weeks weekend homework below for criteria you should follow.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>11/06/09</DIV> <DIV> <P style="MARGIN: 0in -0.5in 0pt 0.5in" class=MsoNormal><EM style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Rough draft of an Adventure Story<o:p></o:p></SPAN></EM></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: 3pt; MARGIN: 0in -0.5in 0pt 33pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">An adventure story is one in which the main character(s) face a challenge situations in order to reach a goal. Choose from one of the topics given & your story should be at least 3-5 paragraphs. Remember to have the following in your story:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in -0.5in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN>Main character(s) (detailed description)<o:p></o:p></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in -45pt 0pt 1in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN>Setting(this is where most of the action takes place) <o:p></o:p></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in -45pt 0pt 1in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN>Time (when the story takes place; past, present, future?)<o:p></o:p></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in -45pt 0pt 1in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN>Plot (the challenge your main character must confront or overcome)<o:p></o:p></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in -45pt 0pt 1in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN>Theme (what your character should grow & learn from his/her experience)<o:p></o:p></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in -45pt 0pt 1in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN>Climax (your story should get more exciting as the story builds up and unfolds.<o:p></o:p></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in -45pt 0pt 1in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><STRONG style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'">Conclusion (tying up all the loose pieces and winding your story down)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></STRONG></P> <BR> 10/30/09<BR> </DIV> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Your child is to write or type their <EM style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><U>FINAL DRAFT</U></EM> of the story they wrote last weekend. The topic was to write a kid friendly spooky story. Stories need to have a strong beginning, middle, & end. I am expecting final drafts to be well constructed with good use of <EM style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><U>details, voice, and word choice.</U></EM><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in -0.75in 0pt 0.5in" class=MsoNormal><EM style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Focus trait for the week is VOICE: <o:p></o:p></SPAN></EM></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.1in; MARGIN: 0in -0.5in 0pt 0.7in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·</SPAN></SPAN><EM style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Commitment to the topic<o:p></o:p></SPAN></EM></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.1in; MARGIN: 0in -0.5in 0pt 0.7in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·</SPAN></SPAN><EM style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Writing to read<o:p></o:p></SPAN></EM></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.1in; MARGIN: 0in -0.5in 0pt 0.7in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·</SPAN></SPAN><EM style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Appropriate for the audience<o:p></o:p></SPAN></EM></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.1in; MARGIN: 0in -0.5in 0pt 0.7in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·</SPAN></SPAN><EM style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Expressing appropriate tone & mood to fit the </SPAN></EM><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in -0.5in 0pt 0.5in" class=MsoNormal><EM style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Story-line </SPAN></EM><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <DIV><BR> 10/23/09<BR> </DIV> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Your child is to write a kid friendly spooky story. His/Her story can be any length as long as it has a title & a strong beginning, middle, & end.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in -0.5in 0pt 0in" class=MsoNormal><EM style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>The trait in which your child should focus on is<o:p></o:p></SPAN></EM></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in -0.5in 0pt 0.5in" class=MsoNormal><EM style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">VOICE: <o:p></o:p></SPAN></EM></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.1in; MARGIN: 0in -0.5in 0pt 0.7in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><EM style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Commitment to the topic<o:p></o:p></SPAN></EM></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.1in; MARGIN: 0in -0.5in 0pt 0.7in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><EM style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Writing to read<o:p></o:p></SPAN></EM></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.1in; MARGIN: 0in -0.5in 0pt 0.7in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><EM style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Appropriate for the audience<o:p></o:p></SPAN></EM></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.1in; MARGIN: 0in -0.5in 0pt 0.7in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><STRONG style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><EM style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Expressing appropriate tone & mood to fit the </SPAN></EM></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in -0.5in 0pt 0.5in" class=MsoNormal><STRONG style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><EM style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Story-line </SPAN></EM></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <DIV><BR> 10/02/09<BR> No Weekend Writing. Focus your energy in polishing your Mystery Book projects, worksheet and presentation.<BR> <BR> 09/25/09<BR> </DIV> <P style="MARGIN: 0in -0.5in 0pt 0.5in" class=MsoNormal><v:roundrect style="Z-INDEX: 251656704; POSITION: absolute; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 3.4pt; WIDTH: 18pt; HEIGHT: 18pt; MARGIN-LEFT: -9pt; LEFT: 0px" id=_x0000_s1026 arcsize="10923f"></v:roundrect><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">Topic: Writing a conclusion</SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">1.<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><EM style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">Students are to take their intro & body paragraphs from last week’s weekend writing and now begin writing their conclusion paragraph on the following topic: Why should we recycle aluminum cans and glass bottles?. </SPAN></EM><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">2.<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><EM style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">Your conclusion paragraph should contain the following:</SPAN></EM><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.1in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1.35in; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo2; tab-stops: list 1.65in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN>Restating your thesis-<SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">don’t repeat it word for word<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.1in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1.35in; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo2; tab-stops: list 1.65in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN>Briefly summarize the main points of your essay<SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.1in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1.35in; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo2; tab-stops: list 1.65in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN>Adding a surprising fact of a great quotation can add zing to the conclusion<SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.1in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1.35in; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo2; tab-stops: list 1.65in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><STRONG style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">Leave an impression on the reader</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in" class=MsoNormal><STRONG style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><EM style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">This is due Mon.</SPAN></EM></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <DIV><BR> <BR> 09/18/09<BR> <BR> </DIV> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">1.<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><EM style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">Students are to take their Thesis from last week’s weekend writing and begin writing their introduction and body paragraphs on the following topic: Why should we recycle aluminum cans and glass bottles?. Remember the thesis is part of the introduction paragraph.</SPAN></EM><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">2.<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><EM style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">Your introduction and body paragraphs should contain the following:</SPAN></EM><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.1in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1.35in; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo2; tab-stops: list 1.65in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN>Your introduction should grab/hook your reader.<SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.1in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1.35in; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo2; tab-stops: list 1.65in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN>You should attempt to start your essay with a quote, a question, or a piece of startling information.<SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.1in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1.35in; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo2; tab-stops: list 1.65in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN>In the introduction, include the points for discussion in the same order that you will discuss them in the body.<SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.1in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1.35in; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo2; tab-stops: list 1.65in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><STRONG style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">Your body paragraph(s) should include details that support the main points that were listed in your introduction.</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <DIV><BR> <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p><STRONG>09/11/09<BR> </STRONG></o:p></SPAN></o:p></SPAN></STRONG>Students are to write a brainstorming list of benefits of recycling. Then they'll need to create a thesis statement (few senteces long) using the questionnaire they'll receive in class.</o:p> </DIV> <DIV></SPAN><BR> <STRONG>09/03/09<BR> </STRONG>Students are to write a final draft of last weeks paragraph. This will prepare students for proof reading and editing.<BR> <BR> <STRONG>8/27/09</STRONG> <BR> Students are to take their topic from last weeks weekend writing (brainstorming chart) and write a paragraph. This will prepare students for proof reading and editing. <BR> <BR> <STRONG>8/21/09<BR> </STRONG></DIV> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">§<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">1 worksheet “What Am I” explaining different types of paragraphs. Your child is to read the 4 paragraphs on the worksheet and determine what type of paragraph it is by looking at the resource web on the back of the worksheet.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">§<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Brainstorming chart of a specific topic your child has chosen, needs to be completed in your child’s writing notebook. <EM style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><o:p></o:p></EM></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in" class=MsoNormal><EM style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">A sample chart has been handed out and should be in your child’s communication folder showing what a brainstorming chart should or could look like.</SPAN></EM><EM style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></EM></P> <DIV><BR> <STRONG>8/14/09</STRONG></o:p></DIV> <DIV>No weekend writing, however, a few students do have a writing to finish by Monday. 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Weekend Writing

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